🌱 The Best Places To Ring In New Year's Eve + What To Do This Weekend

Hello again, hello! It's me, Helen Eckhard, your host of the Scottsdale Daily. Let's get this Friday started off right, with a quick dive into everything you need to know about what's going on around town.

But first, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 63 Low: 40.

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Here are the top three stories today in Scottsdale:

1. The first Gold Palette ArtWalk of 2023 has been announced. Scheduled for Jan. 12, guests get to walk the streets of the Scottsdale Art District. As you stroll down Indian School Road, you'll get to see live artist demonstrations and view exhibits at participating galleries. Proceeds from the event will go to the 100 Club of Arizona and Tunnels To Towers. (Daily Independent)
2. Maple & Ash has made the list of the best places to ring in 2023. Their event will feature white truffle raviolo, roasted duck, wagyu, and other sumptuous delicacies. There will also be an ice toast, DJ music, and of course a midnight champagne toast to say goodbye to 2022. (Fabulous Arizona)
3. There's plenty to do in and around the Phoenix metro this weekend, and Scottsdale is bustling with fun events and activities. The Cox Family Lights, a home display with a 20-foot tree and over 40,000 lights, is a fun experience for the whole family. Winter Wonderland Arizona, located on East Valley Vista Drive, offers a giant field of Christmas trees, a fire pit, and inflatable characters from "Frozen." More events happening in the area this weekend can be found at the link. (Phoenix New Times)

Today in Scottsdale:

• Western Zone Working Equitation At WestWorld Of Scottsdale (9:00 AM)
• BODYTRAFFIC Student Matinee At Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts (11:00 AM)
• Scottsdale Arizona Business Networking At Grimaldi's Pizzeria (12:00 PM)
• Friends On Friday At El Hefe (10:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The 2022 SRPMIC Inaugural Ceremony will be held on Dec. 16 at Talking Stick Resort! There will be the Oath of Office, followed by dinner and dancing! (Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community)
• At the Scottsdale Public Library, you can make gingerbread houses in the Youth Room! You can also pick up a craft kit and make an arctic fox at home. (Scottsdale Public Library)
• Anderson Security Agency at Desert Mountain made a generous donation of toys to the Scottsdale Fire Department toy drive. Thank you for your kindness! (Scottsdale Fire Department)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing associate at Lightning Media Partners. Outside of work, she enjoys constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.